We’ve had our hands on several models of ISM saddles for well over a year. We share our thoughts, experiences, and recommendations on these ever-popular saddles. Are they right for you? Read on.
by Greg Kopecky, July 4, 2012
If you ever wanted to know what the SRAM headquarters in Chicago look like, here is your opportunity to look inside their very cool building.
Ever consider your base bar? How it fits, if it’s safe, or even if it’s costing you time on the race course? As with many things, there’s more than meets the eye. We delve in to the particulars of this oft-ignored piece of equipment.
A world class triathlete leading a major race in a the Middle East collided with an aid station volunteer. The next day his passport was seized, he was thrown in jail, and charged with attempted manslaughter.
We had a chance to chat with age grouper Sean Bartlett who like many of us juggles a very busy job, caring for a loving family and trying to stay in shape. He is our random age grouper this week.
The theme of this company is to tailor a wetsuit to match a swimmer’s specific strengths and weaknesses or, more precisely, to match a swimmer’s aspect in the water.
Clark Ellice of New Zealand topped James Seear of Australian by 37 seconds and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland outraced Alicia Kaye of the United States by 2:01 to win Liverpool 5i50.
Faris Al-Sultan topped Daniel Fontana by 9:07 for his 6th Ironman win and Linsey Corbin edged Erika Csomor by 2:11 to take her 2nd Ironman title on a hot day at Kärnten Ironman Austria
The very promising Specialized S-Works + McLaren TT helmet makes its global debut today in the Tour de France on the heads of Tony Martin and Levi Leipheimer.
Liz Blatchford has decided to move away from ITU racing and pursue longer distances after missing out on 3 Olympics now. But it appears that the most recent non-selection stung the most.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency today filed formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong which could cost him all of his seven Tour de France titles; Armstrong attorney Robert Luskin called charges “baseless.”
World Bicycle Relief has so far organized more than 105,000 bicycles for people in underdeveloped countries to provide access to independence and livelihood through “The Power of Bicycles.” We talked to Rebecca Much of WBR.
German Anne Haug earned herself a coveted spot for her country’s Olympic triathlon team under the guidance of coach Darren Smith and with a super gutsy performance at the ITU Madrid World Triathlon Series event.
Lieutenant Junior Grade Derek Oskutis detects and disposes improvised explosive devices as part of his military task, but has is also a very gifted triathlete with a solid race resume.
The inaugural Celtman Extreme Triathlon took place in and around Torridon, Scotland last weekend and here is a video of this new “must be on the bucket list” event.
Today we look closer at the Specialized S-Works Venge LTD Super Record EPS. And this Specialized – Campagnolo project is a beautiful match-up indeed.
Bjorn Andersson has quite some trying times behind him and hopes to jump start this year at a race where he holds the course record. Bjorn will return to Norseman – a race he won in 2005 under very difficult conditions.
Amateur Drew Scott, son of 6-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott, won Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake. Amanda Stevens took the women’s title.
Cameron Dye bested Andy Potts by 47 seconds and Sarah Haskins beat Sara McLarty by 6:06 to win the men’s and women’s titles at the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon; several women pros DQ’d for missing swim buoys.
Viktor Zyemtsev held off Tim O’Donnell on the run and Meredith Kessler slammed the door on the women’s field by nearly 40 minutes to win Ironman Coeur d’Alene Sunday in Idaho.
Romain Guillaume smashed the men’s field by 12:42 in a wire-to-wire victory and Magali Tisseyre dominated the women’s field by 15:11 at the Mt. Tremblant 70.3 Sunday in Quebec
Joe Gambles’ race-best 1:14:27 half marathon ran down swim and bike leader Paul Ambrose and Angela Naeth’s race-best bike and run splits overtook swim leader Jodie Swallow to win Ironman 70.3 Syracuse.
Frederik Van Lierde led from start to finish and grabbed the win at Ironman France in a course record time of 8:21:50. Tine Deckers also broke the course record with a time of 9:16:05 to take the women’s title.
Alistair Brownlee dominated the ITU Kitzbühel World Triathlon Series event with superb efforts during the swim, bike and run. His younger brother Jonathan finished second and Javier Gomez grabbed third.
Sebastian Kienle’s race best bike and run splits helped him capture the 2012 Sparkassen City Triathlon Heilbronn powered by Audi in 2:48:25. Eva Wutti captured the women’s title in 3:14:34.
